SharePoint 2010 system requirements can vary according to such factors as system configuration and options in use. See Microsoft TechNet's SharePoint 2010 requirements page for a detailed list of requirements.
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Standard Edition is an integrated suite of services that improves organizational effectiveness by providing control over electronic content, accelerating shared processes, and facilitating better-informed decisions and information sharing. Its services can be accessed only by appropriately licensed internal users.
This product includes a server license. Each user or device that accesses SharePoint Server must have a SharePoint Server user or device client access license (CAL).
For additional information about the available editions of SharePoint Server and the server and client licensing requirements, see the Guide to SharePoint Server Editions and Licensing.
64-Bit Only: SharePoint Server 2010 Standard Edition requires a 64-bit processor with at least four cores and the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008.
SharePoint Server 2010 Standard Edition includes the following functionality groupings:
Collaboration: End users can create content from their preferred web browser or from desktop applications such as Microsoft Word. Automated versioning and workflows, document check-out, and sophisticated access controls help teams work on shared documents with minimal confusion and misunderstanding.
· Enterprise Content Management: Organizations can manage their content through the entire content life cycle — from creation through editing, collaboration, and approval, to long-term retention or final expiration — on a single unified platform. SharePoint can also help implement and automate compliance with information management and data security policies.
· Enterprise Search: The search infrastructure combines federated search, relevance, refinement, and social cues to speed up search and help people find the information and contacts they need.
Portals: Organizations can build and maintain multiple content portals on a single SharePoint installation, with each portal customized for a particular business activity or organizational stakeholder. For example, an organization could build an enterprise intranet portal for all employees and a divisional portal site for particular departments.
Service Pack 1 includes new and previously released security, performance and stability updates for SharePoint Server 2010, including support for SQL Server 2011.
Software Assurance: Under the Software Assurance program, you have the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of your coverage.
